2017 Nippon Professional Baseball season
# 2017 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The 2017 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 68th season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950.

## Regular season standings

Central League regular season standings :

| Pos | Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 143 | 88 | 51 | 4 | .633 | — | 50–20–1 | 38–31–3 |
| 2 | Hanshin Tigers | 143 | 78 | 61 | 4 | .561 | 10.0 | 41–29–2 | 37–32–2 |
| 3 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 143 | 73 | 65 | 5 | .529 | 14.5 | 38–29–4 | 35–36–1 |
| 4 | Yomiuri Giants | 143 | 72 | 68 | 3 | .514 | 16.5 | 38–33–0 | 34–35–3 |
| 5 | Chunichi Dragons | 143 | 59 | 79 | 5 | .428 | 28.5 | 37–32–3 | 22–47–2 |
| 6 | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 143 | 45 | 96 | 2 | .319 | 44.0 | 30–40–2 | 15–56–0 |

Pacific League regular season standings :

| Pos | Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 143 | 94 | 49 | 0 | .657 | — | 52–20–0 | 42–29–0 |
| 2 | Saitama Seibu Lions | 143 | 79 | 61 | 3 | .564 | 13.5 | 44–27–1 | 35–34–2 |
| 3 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 143 | 77 | 63 | 3 | .550 | 15.5 | 39–30–2 | 38–33–1 |
| 4 | Orix Buffaloes | 143 | 63 | 79 | 1 | .444 | 30.5 | 34–37–0 | 29–42–1 |
| 5 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 143 | 60 | 83 | 0 | .420 | 34.0 | 36–36–0 | 24–47–0 |
| 6 | Chiba Lotte Marines | 143 | 54 | 87 | 2 | .383 | 39.0 | 28–42–1 | 26–45–1 |

## Climax Series

| First Stage | First Stage | First Stage | Final Stage | Final Stage | Final Stage | Japan Series | Japan Series | Japan Series |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Central League | Central League | Central League | 1 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 2 | | | |
| 2 | Hanshin Tigers | 1 | 3 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 2 | | | | CL3 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 2 |
| | | | | | | PL1 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 4 |
| Pacific League | Pacific League | Pacific League | 1 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 4 | | | |
| 2 | Saitama Seibu Lions | 1 | 3 | Tohoku Golden Eagles | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Tohoku Golden Eagles | 2 | | | | | | |

### First stage

**Central League**

Hanshin Tigers (1) vs. Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2)

| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | October 14 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 0, Hanshin Tigers – 2 | Koshien Stadium | 2:52 | 46,748 |
| 2 | October 15 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 13, Hanshin Tigers – 6 | Koshien Stadium | 4:35 | 46,761 |
| 3 | October 17 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 6, Hanshin Tigers – 1 | Koshien Stadium | 3:10 | 46,319 |

**Pacific League**

Saitama Lions (1) vs. Tohoku Golden Eagles (2)

| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | October 14 | Tohoku Golden Eagles – 0, Saitama Lions – 10 | Seibu Prince Dome | 3:00 | 32,547 |
| 2 | October 15 | Tohoku Golden Eagles – 4, Saitama Lions – 1 | Seibu Prince Dome | 3:12 | 32,508 |
| 3 | October 16 | Tohoku Golden Eagles – 5, Saitama Lions – 2 | Seibu Prince Dome | 3:26 | 31,755 |

### Final stage

**Central League**

Hiroshima Carp (2) vs. Yokohama DeNA BayStars (4)

| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | October 18 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 0, Hiroshima Carp – 3 (5) | Mazda Stadium | 2:13 | 30,810 |
| 2 | October 19 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 6, Hiroshima Carp – 2 | Mazda Stadium | 3:40 | 31,165 |
| 3 | October 20 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 1, Hiroshima Carp – 0 | Mazda Stadium | 3:23 | 31,279 |
| 4 | October 23 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 4, Hiroshima Carp – 3 | Mazda Stadium | 3:26 | 31,311 |
| 5 | October 24 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 9, Hiroshima Carp – 3 | Mazda Stadium | 3:39 | 31,230 |

**Pacific League**

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4) vs. Tohoku Golden Eagles (2)

| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | October 18 | Tohoku Golden Eagles – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2 | Fukuoka Dome | 3:05 | 35,125 |
| 2 | October 19 | Tohoku Golden Eagles – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1 | Fukuoka Dome | 3:31 | 36,380 |
| 3 | October 20 | Tohoku Golden Eagles – 5, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 7 | Fukuoka Dome | 3:16 | 35,333 |
| 4 | October 21 | Tohoku Golden Eagles – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4 | Fukuoka Dome | 3:21 | 37,455 |
| 5 | October 22 | Tohoku Golden Eagles – 0, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 7 | Fukuoka Dome | 2:41 | 35,387 |

## Japan Series

Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2) vs. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4)

| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | October 28 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 1, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 10 | Fukuoka Dome | 3:13 | 36,183 |
| 2 | October 29 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4 | Fukuoka Dome | 3:56 | 36,082 |
| 3 | October 31 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 3, Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 2 | Yokohama Stadium | 3:53 | 27,153 |
| 4 | November 1 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 0, Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 6 | Yokohama Stadium | 3:02 | 27,162 |
| 5 | November 2 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4, Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 5 | Yokohama Stadium | 3:35 | 27,180 |
| 6 | November 4 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4 | Fukuoka Dome | 4:22 | 36,118 |

## League leaders

### Central League

Batting leaders :

| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Batting average | Toshiro Miyazaki | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | .323 |
| Home runs | Alex Guerrero | Chunichi Dragons | 35 |
| Runs batted in | José López | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 105 |
| Runs | Yoshihiro Maru | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 109 |
| Hits | Yoshihiro Maru José López | Hiroshima Toyo Carp Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 171 |
| Stolen bases | Kosuke Tanaka | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 35 |
| On Base Percentage | Yoshihiro Maru Kosuke Tanaka | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | .398 |
| Slugging Percentage | Seiya Suzuki | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | .547 |

Pitching leaders :

| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Wins | Tomoyuki Sugano | Yomiuri Giants | 17 |
| Earned run average | Tomoyuki Sugano | Yomiuri Giants | 1.59 |
| Strikeouts | Miles Mikolas | Yomiuri Giants | 187 |
| Innings pitched | Miles Mikolas | Yomiuri Giants | 188 |
| Saves | Rafael Dolis | Hanshin Tigers | 37 |
| Holds | Kentaro Kuwahara | Hanshin Tigers | 39 |
| Winning percentage | Daichi Ohsera | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | .833 |

### Pacific League

Batting leaders :

| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Batting average | Shogo Akiyama | Saitama Seibu Lions | .322 |
| Home runs | Alfredo Despaigne | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 35 |
| Runs batted in | Alfredo Despaigne | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 103 |
| Runs | Shogo Akiyama | Saitama Seibu Lions | 106 |
| Hits | Shogo Akiyama | Saitama Seibu Lions | 185 |
| Stolen bases | Haruki Nishikawa | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 39 |
| On Base Percentage | Yuki Yanagita | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | .426 |
| Slugging Percentage | Yuki Yanagita | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | .589 |

Pitching leaders :

| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Wins | Nao Higashihama | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 16 |
| Earned run average | Yusei Kikuchi | Saitama Seibu Lions | 1.97 |
| Strikeouts | Takahiro Norimoto | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 222 |
| Innings pitched | Yusei Kikuchi | Saitama Seibu Lions | 187.2 |
| Saves | Dennis Sarfate | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 54 |
| Holds | Sho Iwasaki | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 40 |
| Winning percentage | Kodai Senga | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | .765 |
